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WGUS81 KRLX 190139
FLSRLX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
839 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
KENTUCKY...OHIO...
OHIO RIVER AT ASHLAND AFFECTING LAWRENCE, BOYD AND GREENUP
COUNTIES.
FOR THE OHIO RIVER...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 845 AM EST.
KYC019-089-OHC087-191345-
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839 PM EST TUE FEB 18 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* WHERE...OHIO RIVER AT ASHLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 52.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS
BEGIN TO FLOOD DUE TO BACKWATER FROM CREEKS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:00 PM EST TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 54.6 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 8:00 PM EST TUESDAY WAS 54.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FALLING AND WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 52.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF
54.8 FEET ON 12/26/1921.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3860 8274 3846 8248 3843 8265 3857 8287
RPY
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